Contributor
Frank and Virginia Williams
Description
This black and white illustration features a scene from the Battle of Chantilly, where General Philip Kearny was killed in action. The image depicts Kearny on horseback as Union troops and an American flag follow him into battle. Confederate soldiers stand at his front with their guns pointed. The artist's name is given along the bottom edge of the illustration and "Gen. Kearney's Charge at the Battle of Chantilly, Va." is captioned below. The publisher is named along the bottom edge of the page. This illustration is in volume six of Abraham Lincoln : A History by John G. Nicolay and John Hay.
Publication Date
1890
Rights
Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.
Publisher
New York : The Century Co
Time Period
1890-1899
Subjects
Chantilly, Battle of, Va., 1862; Kearny, Philip, 1815-1862
Object Type
image
Format (original)
illustration
Format (digital)
JPG
Digital ID
FVW_NH_V6_General-Kearmey's-Charge-At-The-Battle-of-Chantilly-VA_001
Source
Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Nicolay and Hay’s Abraham Lincoln, Volume 6
Repository
The Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana
Digital Publisher
Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version)
Contact Information
For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.
Recommended Citation
"Illustration, General Kearney's Charge at the Battle of Chantilly, Virginia" (1890). Images. 297.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/fvw-manuscripts-nicolay-and-hay-images/297